Big Q reacts and covers the latest trade rumors surrounding Pelicans and scandal hit star Zion Williamson.
The rumors started flying a week ago when The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on the Pelicans’ interest in moving up in this year’s draft to acquire G League Ignite prospect Scoot Henderson. With the Pelicans owning the 14th pick, a move up to the top-3 would almost certainly require New Orleans to include one of its two young stars — Williamson or Brandon Ingram — to get a deal done.
From there, speculation about Williamson’s future with the Pelicans has run rampant. There have been new reports from different sources daily about the likelihood of Zion being on the move and the level of interest New Orleans would have in making such a deal.
Ultimately, Zion getting traded before Thursday’s draft is fairly unlikely, multiple league sources tell The Athletic. Each was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss potential trades.
